Budruk is a suffix found in the place names of the former
Maratha
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territory in
India
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. It is similar to
Kalan found in northern India, and is used to distinguish two segments of a village or two villages with the same name. "
Khurd" means smaller, and "Burdruk" means greater; both the words are of
Persian
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** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
origin.
Villages with the designation Budruk include:
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Bavdhan Budruk, a suburb in west of Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra
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Ghoti Budruk
Ghoti Budruk is a census town in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.It is a special growth center in Nashik Metropolitan Region.Ghoti Budruk, khambale and Dahalewadi together forms a Growth Center.It is the biggest town and mar ...
, census town in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra (cf.
Ghoti Khurd
Ghoti Khurd, a land known as "Mini Pandhari" on the Ghats, is the land of many royal witnesses, purified by the touch of "Rajubuvva" (the saint).
Ghoti Khurd is a small village in the state of Maharashtra. Ghoti Khurd is located in the Sangli ...
)
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Kusgaon Budruk
Kusgaon Budruk is a census town in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Demographics
India census
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, census town in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra
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Nimbhore Budruk, census town in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra
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Pimpode Budruk, one of the largest villages in Koregaon tehsil in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India
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Ugar Budruk
Ugar Budruk is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code= 16900 It is located in the Athni taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka. It is around 38 km from the city of Sangli, Maharashtra. Ugar comes under the Kag ...
, village in the southern state of Karnataka, India (cf.
Ugar Khurd)
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Vadhu Budruk, the place in Shirur Tehsil of the Pune district
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Kondhwa Budruk, the place in Pisoli of Pune District
References
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Place name element etymologies
Geography of India
Suffixes